State and local governments are turning to user fees to raise quick cash from increases on hunting licenses to fees for enrolling in the Little League. One town is considering charging accident victims who need to be extricated from their cars.

The soap opera that is the Dallas Cowboys' offense gets all the attention. The defense, however, is keeping them in the playoff hunt. DeMarcus Ware added three sacks to his NFL-leading total and the Cowboys took down Eli Manning eight times on their way to a crucial 20-8 victory Sunday night in a game where all eyes were otherwise on Tony Romo, Terrell Owens and Jason Witten.

An ongoing review of staff members at New Life Church initiated in the wake of the Rev. Ted Haggard's dismissal has resulted in the resignation of a pastor who oversaw a youth ministry at the Colorado Springs mega-church.

A federal judge on Tuesday said he plans to order Google to hand over some of its customer data to the Department of Justice after the government scaled back its request. U.S. District Judge James Ware will make sure the plan isn't a burden to Google and doesn't allow government snooping.

A federal judge Tuesday said he plans to force Google to hand over some of its search-related data to the Department of Justice after the government significantly reduced the scope of its original request. U.S. District Judge James Ware did not initially indicate if the data includes words users entered into the Internet's leading search engine. He said he would issue a final ruling "very soon."